Overview

Rainier Clinical Research Center (RCRC) is a privately-owned, independent research clinic for phase 1 to 4 clinical trials of both drugs and devices. We are located in the greater Seattle area. Since our establishment in 1991, RCRC has successfully conducted more than 600 research studies with a primary focus on metabolic disorders such as diabetes, diabetes complications, obesity and lipids. We also partner with other successful principal investigators in the areas of cardiology and ophthalmology. The addition of our phase 1, 11-bed clinic gives us the capability to conduct early development/phase 1 studies requiring extended clinic stays and inpatient visits, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies, and insulin-glucose clamp studies. Our medical directors are board certified in endocrinology and metabolism and internal medicine. Our directors have more than 30 years of clinical trial experience and hold clinical faculty positions at the University of Washington Medical School.

Our mission is to provide an efficient, safe and professional environment for our study participants and accurate, uncompromised quality of data for our study sponsors.

We pride ourselves on our ability to provide quick study start-up and approval and rapid patient enrollment. With more than 30 years of conducting clinical trials, we have built up a database of more than 15,000 individuals who have either participated in studies or have interest in participating in studies. We continually add new subjects to the database over a wide variety of therapeutic areas.

Research Experience

We have experience conducting phase 1 to 4 trials. Over the past 30 years, we have conducted close to six hundred studies of pharmaceutical compounds and medical devices.

Our areas of specialty include:

• Diabetes
• Endocrinology
• Lipids
• Obesity
• Ophthalmology
• Cardiology

Our phase 1, 11-bed in-patient clinic allows us to conduct early development studies that require extended clinic stays and inpatient visits.

Facility Description

Rainier Clinical Research Center is located in Renton, Washington, approximately 10 minutes from the airport and 15 minutes from downtown Seattle. Our site has convenient freeway access and plenty of free parking available for our study participants. Our clinic is fully equipped with an inpatient unit for phase 1 studies and an outpatient clinic for phase 2 to 4 studies.

Investigator

Leslie J. Klaff, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director
Board Certified in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine
30 years of clinical research experience

Ronald L. Brazg, M.D.
Medical Director
Board Certified in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine
30 years of clinical research experience

Staff Expertise

Full-time staff members

• Three physicians
• One executive director
• Nine clinical research coordinators (includes two registered dietitians and one registered nurse)
• Three research assistants
• Three patient recruiters
• Three lab technicians
• One receptionist
• Three regulatory and administrative staff
• One clinic operations manager
• One HR specialist
• One Clinic Trainer
• CEO & President

Patient Demographics

Patients who participate in clinical trials at our site come from a variety of sources. We have a research database of more than 15,000 individuals and we are continually building our database through advertising and patient recruitment activities.

We are located about fifteen minutes south of downtown Seattle, serving the greater Seattle area with a population of more than a million people. We are able to quickly and efficiently enroll eligible patients for studies.

Other Information

Our directors serve as principal investigators for clinical trials in the areas of diabetes, diabetic complications, lipids and obesity. We work with principal investigators in other therapeutic areas, such as cardiology and ophthalmology.